US9254019B2 - Shoelace tying devices and methods - Google Patents
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
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- A43—FOOTWEAR
- A43C—FASTENINGS OR ATTACHMENTS OF FOOTWEAR; LACES IN GENERAL
- A43C1/00—Shoe lacing fastenings
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A43—FOOTWEAR
- A43C—FASTENINGS OR ATTACHMENTS OF FOOTWEAR; LACES IN GENERAL
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- G09B19/0076—Body hygiene; Dressing; Knot tying
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- Y10T24/3703—Includes separate device for holding drawn portion of lacing
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- the invention relates to a device for assisting one in tying a shoelace.
- firsts there are many “firsts” in one's life; some more exciting than others.
- One exciting “first” is when a child learns to tie their shoelace for the first time. Learning how to tie a shoelace is not an easy task. Typically, it takes instruction from an adult in addition to a lot of time and effort on the child's part.
- a device for tying a shoelace includes a planar-shaped body member including a first opening, a second opening, a third opening, and a fourth opening. Each of the openings is configured to allow the shoelace to be inserted there through.
- the first, second, third and fourth openings may be arranged in a two-by-two array, wherein the first and second openings form a first row of the array, and wherein the third and fourth openings form a second row of the array.
- the first and fourth openings may be coupled to another by a first slit, and the second and third openings may be coupled to one another by a second slit.
- FIG. 1 is a plan view of a shoelace tying device according to one embodiment of the invention.
- FIGS. 2A-2K are perspective views showing the use of the device of FIG. 1 and the steps involved in tying one's shoelace;
- FIG. 3 is a plan view of a shoelace tying device according to another embodiment of the invention.
- FIGS. 4A-4E are perspective vies showing the use of the device of either FIG. 1 or FIG. 3 and the steps involved in tying one's shoelace.
- device 100 includes a body member 101 having a substantially planar upper face 102 and a substantially planar lower face 104 .
- Body member 101 also includes a first opening 106 , a second opening 108 , a third opening 110 , and a fourth opening 112 .
- First opening 106 and fourth opening 112 are coupled to each other via a first slit 114
- second opening 108 and third opening 110 are coupled to each other via a second slit 116 .
- Body member 101 may be formed from any suitable material, with any suitable thickness, and may have any suitable size and shape. However, in one embodiment, body member 101 is formed from a suitable plastic material with the thickness of about 1/16′′, and is generally rectangular-shaped with dimensions about 3 inches by 21 ⁇ 2 inches. Although both upper face 102 and lower face 104 are illustrated in FIG. 1 as being substantially planar, in other embodiments, upper face 102 and lower face 104 may be slightly contoured to conform more closely to the upper part of a shoe where the laces generally reside.
- first through fourth openings, 106 , 108 , 110 , and 112 are illustrated in FIG. 1 . as being in the form of a circular hole; however, other suitable shapes are contemplated by the present invention, such as oval, square, rectangular, etc.
- first through fourth openings, 106 , 108 , 110 , and 112 may have any suitable dimensions.
- the openings are circular holes, they may each have a diameter in a range of about 3/16′′-1 ⁇ 4′′, which should be enough to accommodate various size shoelaces.
- the configuration of first through fourth openings, 106 , 108 , 110 , and 112 , respectively, formed in body member 101 is a two-by two (2 ⁇ 2) array.
- This array may be a square array, a rectangular array, or may have other suitable array configurations.
- the rows and columns of the array do not have to be aligned with one another.
- the configuration could be in the form of any suitable parallelogram, a trapezoid, or other suitable shape. Consequently, the openings may be spaced from one another any suitable distance.
- the openings are in a rectangular 2 ⁇ 2 array in which first and second openings 106 , 108 , and third and fourth openings 110 , 112 are spaced in a range of about 7 ⁇ 8′′-11 ⁇ 4′′, and first and third openings 106 , 110 , and second and fourth openings 108 , 112 , are spaced in a range of about 3 ⁇ 4′′-11 ⁇ 8′′.
- the array may reside on any part of body member 101 .
- body member 101 is “separated” into quadrants 126 , 128 , 130 , 132 , as illustrated in FIG. 1 by the use of dashed lines.
- the quadrants may or may not be of equal surface area.
- each quadrant will be associated with one opening. For example, first opening 106 will be associated with first quadrant 126 , second opening 108 will be associated with second quadrant 128 , third opening 110 will be associated with third quadrant 130 , and fourth opening 112 will be associated with fourth quadrant 132 .
- First and second slits 114 , 116 may each have any suitable width and have any suitable configuration; however, in one embodiment, as illustrated in FIG. 1 , slits 114 , 116 are substantially straight lines having a minimal (e.g., 1/32′′) width. First slit 114 extends between first opening 106 and fourth opening 112 , and second slit 116 extends between second opening 108 and third opening 110 . In one embodiment, there exists an opening 118 at the intersection of 101 , to allow body member 101 to be “released” from a shoelace, as described in more detail below.
- FIG. 1 Also illustrated in FIG. 1 are indicia for the openings to be used with suitable instructions on how to tie a shoelace using device 100 .
- the letter “A” is associated with opening 106
- the letter “B” is associated with opening 108
- the letter “C” is associated with opening 110
- letter “D” is associated with opening 112 .
- FIGS. 2A-2K a method of using device 100 to tie a shoelace 200 according to one embodiment of the invention is illustrated.
- body member 101 is placed over the upper part of a shoe 202 .
- the first step is to take a first end 204 of shoelace 200 and insert it through opening 112 starting at lower face 104 .
- the next step, as illustrated in FIG. 2B is to take first end 204 and insert it through opening 106 starting at upper face 102 .
- FIG. 2C the next step of the method is illustrated.
- a second end 206 of shoelace 200 is inserted through opening 110 starting at lower face 104 , And then second end 206 is inserted through opening 108 starting at upper face 102 , as illustrated in FIG. 2D .
- the second end 206 of shoelace 200 is then positioned underneath shoelace 200 adjacent first end 204 .
- a force as illustrated by arrow 210 is then applied to first end 204 of shoelace 200
- a force 212 as illustrated by arrow 212 is applied to second end 206 of shoelace 200 .
- body member 101 will be released from shoelace 200 . This release is possible because of the slits 114 and 116 (and opening 118 if utilized).
- body member 101 is re-positioned on the upper part of shoe 202 proximate the ends 204 , 206 of shoelace 202 .
- Second end 206 of shoelace 200 is inserted through opening 112 starting at lower face 104 , and then inserted back through opening 108 starting at upper face 102 ( FIG. 21-1 ) This will form a loop 214 .
- First end 204 of shoelace 202 is then inserted through opening 110 , as illustrated in FIG. 21 , starting at lower face 104 and “looped” around the loop 214 in the counterclockwise direction (although a clockwise direction is also contemplated).
- a loop 216 is formed a short distance away from first end 204 of shoelace 202 . This is probably done easiest by a user's thumb. Loop 216 is then inserted back through an opening 218 formed between loop 214 and the portion of first end 204 that was wrapped around loop 214 .
- a force as illustrated by arrow 220 is applied to loop 214 and a force as illustrated by arrow 222 is applied to loop 216 .
- body member 101 may be released from shoelace 200 via slits 114 and 116 automatically, or the user may have to hold the center of the tied knot and apply a gentle pull force to body member 101 to release the body member from shoelace 200 .
- any method steps described herein may be done in an opposite manner.
- a “right-handed” shoe tying method then a “left-handed” shoe tying method is also applicable by “reversing” the steps.
- device 300 includes a body member 301 having a substantially planar upper face 302 and a substantially planar lower face 304 .
- Body member 301 also includes a first opening 306 , a second opening 308 , a third opening 310 , and a fourth opening 312 .
- First opening 306 , second opening 308 , third opening 310 , and fourth opening 312 are coupled to an opening 318 at the center of body member 101 by slits 314 .
- Device 300 is otherwise constructed similarly to device 100 , with the exception of the change in shape of openings 306 , 308 , 310 , 312 , 318 , slits 314 , and the addition of lanyard hole 320 .
- FIGS. 4A-4E a method of using device 100 or device 300 to tie a shoelace 400 according to another embodiment of the invention is illustrated.
- the steps corresponding to FIGS. 2A-2F have already been completed, either with or without assistance of device 100 , 300 .
- device 100 , 300 is again applied to the top of the shoe 402 over the existing crossed shoelace 400 .
- First end 404 of shoelace 400 is then inserted into the underside of opening 306 , and into the topside of opening 310 as shown to form a first loop 408 .
- Second end 406 of shoelace 400 is then inserted into the underside of opening 308 , and into the topside of opening 312 as shown to form a second loop 410 .
- second loop 410 is crossed over first loop 408 as shown.
- second loop 410 is turned under the crossed loops 408 , 410 .
- Loops 408 , 410 are then pulled in substantially opposite directions as indicated by arrows 412 , 414 to create a knot 416 as shown in FIG. 4D .
- device 100 , 300 is pulled upward and away from knot 416 to leave the tied shoelace 400 .
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